The Veteran's emergency medical treatment for sciatica on December 5, 2017 at Marshfield Clinic was granted as the delay in seeking immediate care would have been hazardous to his health. The nearest VA facility was not feasibly available and an attempt to use one beforehand would not have been considered reasonable by a prudent layperson.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's leg condition on December 5, 2017, was of such a nature that a prudent layperson would have reasonably expected that delay in seeking immediate medical attention would have been hazardous to life or health due to his severe pain and inability to sit or lie down without pain.
- Claimed conditions
- sciatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19188759
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